We implemented “Universal Education for Ethical Development” in a school that we co-founded in India in 1998. In August 2006, we decided to establish a formal citizen organization, Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo Eticó en Latinoamérica (CIDEL)—Center for Investigation in Ethical Development, in Guatemala with the goal to make “Universal Education for Ethical Development” a research enterprise and sustainable program. CIDEL’s principal objectives were to generate income for “Universal Education for Ethical Development” and to spread the “Universal Education for Ethical Development” model to other sectors, such as business, government, and international organizations, thereby creating revenue for to implement “Universal Education for Ethical Development” in primary schools at no cost.

In 2007, we established a similar organization, the Fundación de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo A.C. (Foundation for Investigation and Educational Development) in Mexico City to support “Universal Education for Ethical Development’s expansion in Mexico and globally as well as being the legal body who guards the model. As of the end of 2007 CIDEL generated revenue to cover approximately 25 percent of The model’s operating costs in Guatemala, while the Fundación de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo A.C. generated  revenue to cover approximately 10 percent of the model’s operating costs in Mexico.